Written by Yesterday afternoon the Flames hosted the Cyclones at the West Side Arena where we, very thankfully, can still play hockey games, and actually watch them in person. As it usually is, the game was tight and intensely contested.
The Flames pulled out a 2-1 win despite being down a forward and their starting goalie. The Cyclones scored to take an early 1-0 lead and held the lead after one period and through most of the second. The Flames got a shorthanded goal in the second period to tie the game at 1-1. There were a lot of penalties and a lot of whistles in this game, but everything was highly contested. The Flames scored a power play goal that deflected off of a Cyclone’s defenseman in the final period and held on for the 2-1 win.
Please take a few moments to enjoy some pictures from the game. As you might notice, I never have a plan on who to take pictures of, or when to take them, but I try to catch players making plays. Thank you for your time.
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- Logan reaches out and lets this shot go by as he had quickly calculated that it was going wide.
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- Finley takes a shot from out by the blue line as Jordan evaluates her form.
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- Sean sends a pass to the front of the net with one whole side of the net open to shoot at.
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- Teddy carries the puck up the left-wing boards looking for a scoring chance.
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- Coach plays a quick game of charades after the first period. The clue rhymes with ‘new sink’.
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- Another chance in front of the net with a lot of net exposed.
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- Colby lunges forward for a Flames first down.
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- Caleb follows through on his shot during the second period.
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- Soucy fires a shot on net, while all the sticks in the picture remind me of blowdowns in the forest.
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- The Flames make another nice play, getting the puck to the front of the net.
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- Cam and Sean are ready for the face-off as a familiar ref drops the puck.
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- Teddy tries to do some blocking out in front of Soucy for a clear shot.
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- Soucy breaks in and gets a shorthanded…
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- …goal for the Flames to tie the game at 1-1.
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- Logan, a devoted yoga participant, makes a nice save in the final period.
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- In a 2-1 game, late in the final period, Garrett and the boys rush the net.
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- The Flames congratulate Logan on his effort in net to backstop them to victory.
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- The Flames salute the Cyclones on another tight game between the two opponents.